Things come together like magic sometimes......

Earlier this summer I posted a bunch of fifty cent silk ties that blended nicely with dusky blues, tans, mauves.... 

Then on Quilt Diva this color palette from Color Seeds  appeared and the dusky blues, purples and mauves appealed to me.  I immediately thought some of the ties would work..   I know what I want as a theme for CQJP2015 and these colors would be perfect with LOTS of old lace.

Then I saw this fabric pack  on Siziqu which was just too yummy for words... And since it takes a lot of fabric for 12 blocks and trim, I hopped over to my favorite fabric site for packs where  my friend Cathy Kizerian   is a whiz at putting together fabrics....

And it was at Cathy's Crazy by Design that I found this selection..  

 

Between the ties, two fabric packs and what is in my stash already I should come up with some really elegant blocks to go with my vintage theme...

All set to tie one on!!!

I have a bin of ties and use them often in projects.  In fact I used a lot of them in my suffrage quilt and have used many in this jacket project.  Up until now the very best find on silk ties was in Salt Lake City at a thrift store run by the Mormons.  All their ties were only $1 apiece.  But Friday we stopped at a thrift store here in Spokane and they had a huge supply of ties for 49 cents apiece... almost  all silk.  I found several for the jacket and started picking out others and these colors started coordinating...  No project comes to mind but sure it will eventually.. very quiet and soothing combo.

Maybe they appealed to me because I'm in the midst of all these VIBRANT colors now.